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One of the reasons I was stuck is because I believed I needed to predict the future. I believed I needed to find the perfect plan that wouldn’t fail. I believed I had to figure out how everything was going to directly pay off financially. I believed I needed to have it all figured out before I got started. I was doing everything I could to minimize

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A deeper existential question emerges here: Whose choices are we really making? When we allow AI systems to suggest, recommend, or even decide for us, we enter murky waters of autonomy. At first, these systems may feel like collaborative partners—offering insights and ideas we hadn’t considered. But over time, we risk outsourcing not just decisions... See more

have a term for this. I call it bending reality. CHAPTER 6 BEND REALITY Where We Identify the Ultimate State of Human Existence I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. —ALAN WATTS, ZEN PHILOSOPHER LOVE AND ITS CAREER REPERCUSSIONS I was hardly a poster boy

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MY DIGITAL ART’S 25-YEAR JOURNEY: From overlooked to on-chain 🧵 LFG 1/ In the late 90s, I tried to commercialize my earliest digital art. I published two books showcasing my works, hoping galleries or collectors would see the value. No one did. Digital art was seen as "impractical," and the market wasn't ready.

Here is something I strongly believe: These are the kinds of people that are not only going to thrive on unconventional paths but in the broader working ecosystem. The world of work is increasingly being driven by creativity, art, and storytelling.

What makes this particularly unique is that humans—our brains, our decision-making processes—aren’t built for this kind of constant expansion of choice. For thousands of years, we’ve adapted to environments of scarcity or manageably finite options. Now, we’re immersed in what can only be described as an infinite buffet of choices. And as exhilarati... See more

A quest changes you, not just your situation. Goals are practical attempts to change your circumstances. A quest is personally transformative – the endeavor itself shapes who you are, and what you’re capable of. It’s not only the reward that does this, it’s your inevitable encounters with the unfamiliar, and the new capabilities you gain as you han... See more